Press Releases

24 November 2011 - Timor-Leste is one of the world’s newest states and amongst the poorest in Asia. (UN Development Report 2011). Nine years after independence, many Timorese are yet to experience the full benefits of democracy and feel out of touch with the democratization process.

Tomorrow, Friday 25 November 2011, Interpeace local partner, the Centre of Studies for Peace and Development (CEPAD), will hold a ‘National Forum’ in Dili to present the findings of their latest nationwide research project which involved close to 400 people across Timor-Leste’s 13 districts.

26 October 2011 - Endemic corruption throughout Timor-Leste threatens to unravel the substantial achievements made to the democratization process since the country regained its independence in 2002.

Interpeace local partner, the Centre of Studies for Peace and Development (CEPAD), has just received funding from German-based development agency, MISEREOR, to tackle the issue of corruption, collusion and nepotism, locally known as ‘KKN’.

9 September 2011 - Constitution-making is hitting the headlines. This year alone, constitutional reforms have been, or are, on the agenda in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Nepal, Southern Sudan, Zimbabwe and now Libya. Today, Friday, September 9th, 2011, Interpeace launches the handbook: ‘Constitution-making and reform: Options for the Process’ a comprehensive resource for national constitution-makers and their advisors.

31 August 2011 - Violent deaths and homicide figures continue to sprial in Honduras. Youth are the ones most affected. Today Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organization, launches two new reports. The first captures the latest on the Honduran context and the second details proposals for the prevention of youth related violence.

12 August 2011 - The recent violent events across the United Kingdom are a source of major concern. But while this criminal behavior must be condemned in the harshest terms, we must also avoid falling into the trap of defining these events as reckless thuggery. Across the Atlantic, the problem of youth violence has been on the surface for years. Interpeace has been working on the issue in Central America since 2007 - giving youth a voice. This week Interpeace has been running a regional event in Guatemala City to address many of the issues.

5 July 2011 - The Interpeace initiative ‘Cyprus 2015’ releases latest island-wide poll results prior to Geneva talks Thursday 7th July 2011. Findings highlight the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot public must be engaged now for any agreement to be viable.

24 June 2011 - ‘Towards a Federal Settlement: Hopes and Fears’ will be the subject of the second of two public events for Cypriots from across the island to be held in the Buffer Zone on the 27th June 2011 and co-organized by the Interpeace initiative, ‘Cyprus 2015’ and ‘Engage-do your part for peace.’ 

26 May 2011 - Interpeace releases 'Building a future of peace: a comprehensive set of policy proposals for the prevention of youth violence in El Salvador', the second in a series of policy documents focused on developing constructive, lasting solutions to this persistent issue.

18 March 2011 - In response to the urgent need for prevention policies to address youth and youth gang related violence in Central America, the document '12 Strategies' detailing preventative policy proposals was positively received by representatives of the Guatemalan Government.

14 March 2011 - Central America is now considered the most dangerous place in the world. Young people are most at risk from violence either as victims or perpetrators. Interpeace releases the first in a series of prevention policy proposals that will cover the Central America region. In response to the urgent need for holistic and inclusive policies to address the pressing issue of youth and youth gang related violence, Interpeace issues a report detailing 12 strategies for prevention.

4 February 2011 - Events in Egypt and across the region are showing once again that people from all sectors and levels of society need to feel they have a stake in their future. Interpeace, one of the world’s largest peacebuilding organizations, has been working across the globe to enable societies to create the constructive socio-political dynamics that contribute to a peaceful future. The 2009-2010 Interpeace Annual Report is being distributed now and is available on line at www.interpeace.org

24 January 2011 - The Greek Cypriot leader, Dimitris Christofias, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Dervis Eroglu, will meet in Geneva on 26 January 2011 with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Opinion polls provide latest insights into the issues on the table on Wednesday.